The High Cost of Free Medical Care

"Thus, “free medicine” really means that the transfer of money from patient to hospital is mediated by the state acting in the role of a megalomaniacal general contractor. But governments are less efficient, more cumbersome, and usually more corrupt than private enterprise. So we can assume that mastectomies will be more expensive when one pays for them through the government, whether one needs them or not, than they would be if one paid for them directly and only when needed."